Sure we may as well keep her lit......
Covid 19 - The Third Wave (Part 1)
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January 13, 2021 at 6:46 PM -
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You do realise, that only a year ago the mere idea that we would end up having to carry around our “Passport to Normal” papers, belonged only to conspiracy nuts in the darkest corners of the web.
So yes, some perspective please.
I do get the concern of this and I expect requiring those with AIDS for example in the 80s to carry ID would have been met with huge resistance. The difference is however this is a very contagious virus that transmits via the air. That's what's happened in the year.
Regarding the requirement of being vaccinated for your job. Is it much different than having to undergo eye exams in order to fly a plane or drive a train?
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Regarding the requirement of being vaccinated for your job. Is it much different than having to undergo eye exams in order to fly a plane or drive a
I think an argument would be made that an eye exam for pilots is needed to fly a plane safely. A vaccination is not.
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Is it much different than having to undergo eye exams in order to fly a plane or drive a train
I don’t agree with Roman but the answer to this is yes and it’s quite obvious how.
In an eye test you get tested to understand the quality of your eyesight, whether you need glasses or not.
With a vaccine you are injected with a substance containing multiple chemicals and whatever else.
Nothing is entered into your body with an eye test. With a vaccine there is.
Failure to acknowledge that getting this vaccine isn’t a black and white everyday decision and part of our normal lives, like an eye test is, does nothing to advocate for a vaccine.
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You could argue that with Covid being largely asymptomatic being vaccinated is the only way to be sure you're not carrying it or transmitting it. Especially in a health setting.
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But it's a requirement - you need to have good eye sight or you lose your license.
And I don't think anyone is saying getting this vaccine is a black and white affair. Even though we get the flu jab every year and that changes each year.
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Sure we may as well keep her lit…
We've got to stop meeting like this!
I'm just looking forward to 'The Fourth Wave' thread without having, ya know, an actual fourth wave.
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You could argue that with Covid being largely asymptomatic being vaccinated is the only way to be sure you're not carrying it or transmitting it. Especially in a health setting.
We don’t know whether the vaccines stop transmission yet. So the whole conversation is a waste of time if they don’t.
But if they do, which is more important? The individuals right to risk spreading a lethal virus or a society’s right to protect itself from reckless individuals. New Zealand is hardly an authoritarian regime but you can’t go there now full stop.
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How do you mean? Surely it stops you getting it which means you can't pass it on. Or what's the point?
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That’s what you’d think but you might still carry the virus after vaccination you just won’t get sick. They don’t know for sure. So currently getting vaccinated is just protecting yourself.
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Regarding the work place. I think it will depend on whether the vaccine prevents transmission or just stops serious illness.
Imagine an office setting, 3 people sitting in a bay. Pregnant lady with two people either side, entirely plausible scenario, the pregnant lady cannot get the vaccine and the other two have refused it. What does the employer do?
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